LONG TERM OUTLOOK: TRENDING UP

The Athletics are World Series contenders and their chances are clearly on the rise. In our pre-season forecast they had a 2% chance of winning it all. On 5/17 they had a 0.1% chance before increasing to 5.2% on 7/18. From the start of the season to now their chances are up significantly to 4.3%. They have a 16.9% chance of winning their division. They are projected to finish #5 in the conference and have a 69% chance of making the playoffs. The odds still give them a sliver of hope to win the AL at 3.8% (25/1 odds) and a 2% chance of winning it all (50/1). In simulations they make the World Series 9.3% of the time.

Strength of Schedule Getting Much Tougher

• Remaining Opponents' Win Percentage Rest of Season: 52% #4 Toughest
• Season-to-Date Opponents' Win Percentage: 48% #8 Easiest

Athletics' Season Forecast Changes

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SEASON-TO-DATE GRADE: A-

At 55-42 the Athletics are greatly exceeding their money line projected win total of 51 wins. In the process of beating expectations they have had 35 impressive wins where they were given

Their record should be slightly better. Their average run differential is +0.97 which ranks #4 in the AL, but their rank based on win percentage is #5. This is a relatively better home team than a road team. They are the #3 ranked team in run differential in home games, vs #6 in road games. Based on run differential, they are trending up. Their average run differential in their past 9 games is +3.44 (#1 over this stretch).

TEAM STATS PER GAME (League Rank):

ALLOWED TO OPPOSING TEAMS (Lower # is Better):

NEXT 10 GAME OUTLOOK: PARTLY SUNNY

The forecast for their next 10 games is generally good. They have 3 likely wins where they are winning >60% of the simulations which translates to being at least a -150 favorite, 2 more games where they are favored by at least 53%, and just 2 games where they are a clear underdog. The rest of the games are toss ups.

Win%, Opp, and Distance to Road Game
JUL 19
CLOSE GAME
50% @MIN
1573 miles
JUL 20
CLOSE GAME
51% @MIN
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JUL 21
CLOSE GAME
57% @MIN
-- miles
JUL 22
CLOSE GAME
42% @HOU
1059 miles
JUL 23
CLOSE GAME
48% @HOU
-- miles
JUL 24
CLOSE GAME
40% @HOU
-- miles
JUL 25
LIKELY WIN
76% TEX
1633 miles
JUL 26
CLOSE GAME
58% TEX
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JUL 27
LIKELY WIN
66% TEX
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JUL 28
LIKELY WIN
73% TEX
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The most likely scenario over the next 10 games is a record of 6-4 (25% chance). Their chances of winning 8 or more are 11%. At #5 in the league, they are behind the Indians by half a point. With a -0.69 disadvantage in projected wins over their next 10 games they may find themselves further behind in the league. They are ahead of the Rays by half a point. In the short-term, we do predict much of a change in the gap between them and the Rays. Their projected wins (5.63) over the next 10 games is virtually the same so we do not expect a change in standings in the near term.

Our Fatigue Index ranks teams based on travel miles, time zones crossed, days off since their last game and based on these metrics the Athletics are the 10th most fatigued team heading into the next game. Over the next few weeks, the Athletics are playing 13 games, traveling 17663 miles crossing 22 time zones. They rank #8 on the Fatigue Index during this time period.

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